Kent Kedl, greater China and north Asia managing director for global risk consultancy Control Risks, explains to Asia Society the common problems related to doing business in China.

“As business people, our goal is to reduce complexity,” Kedl said. “We want to reduce risk by understanding the complexity and then packaging it up so we can identify it. China resists that at every turn.”

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